The Capitol Building

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

When the door from Milliways opens, it opens into a dim and dusty space that smells like still air and old smoke. Things burned here, once; things died here. The scorch marks on some of the walls bear that out, as do the fractures and chip-marks in the tiles of the floor. It takes some blinking and adjusting to the dimness to see the place more

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[themysciradiana]

"Great Hera," Diana says quietly, reaching out to rest her hand ever-so-briefly against a crumbling bit of masonry.

Some things never change, and the ravages of total devastation are among them. But a brief moment of sorrow, of connection, is all that they have time for. Diana turns to look at Ellen.

"How likely is that?"

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

"Probably not that likely. Most of them were concentrating on everything happening at the Capitol end of the Mall," Ellen admits. "On any other day they'd be in and out of here, but..."

Well, on any other day Ellen wouldn't've gone to Milliways to find help. On any other day the Rangers' escape tunnel back to Seward Square wouldn't've collapsed and left no choice but to try and push through the Capitol somehow.

[takiena_called]

Finn doesn't have the context to appreciate the level of devastation, but he does briefly look at Diana with a quick shred of concern.

He glances back to Ellen, curious. She's the one who knows where everything is right now, and he doesn't actually have anything to add to the conversation (though he does have a new sword for this trip that he's pretty happy with).

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

"The outer door's not far," Ellen says. "We're on the northeastern side of the Mall. It's all one huge fortified trench system, like I mentioned back in Milliways. Cross will signal us if she sees any danger- we should be able to get down the stairs otherwise and start heading in the right direction."

She rubs at the back of her neck with one hand briefly.

"I'm ready when you are, so..."